www.engadget.com/2006/01/25/study-finds-robot-pets-as-good-as-live-ones
Robots If you've been telling everyone how you and your Aibo have bonded and have had to endure their looks of shock, relax, you're not a freak. The researchers gave one group of children and teenagers Aibos and another group real pets, and then questioned them on their interactions. Seventy percent of the Aibo users said that the robot dog could be a good companion. The researchers also lent Aibos to a group of senior citizens, who found that they were less depressed and lonely after playing with them. We suspect that all the good cheer had at least something to do with not having to feed or clean up after the bots and the fact that you can yank their batteries when they get too yappy.
Report: Wal-Mart, Costco considering biometric payment systems (1/25/2006) Reader Comments (Page 1) 1 Ooh, that's interesting. I may have to pick one of those up and see what the real dog thinks of it.
But, robots are created to please us in order to make money for a company run by... Dogs have grown up alongside and influenced human civilization. That makes them special and our relationship to them irreplaceable.
Because Aibo does not require the high maintenance real pets, others beside elderly can use Aibo. Other people like children with disabilities or people who are seriously ill and are in hospitals that do not allow animals near whatever gizmo that keeps them alive... or even people with extreme allergies, each of these groups can all get a chance of companionship with a simulated pet. Personally, I wouldn't mind a ghost in the shell version of Aibo, that'd be hella sweet... especially if I can program it with Kung Fu discs ala Matrix style.
Real dogs (if you own one, and an Aibo), the bio dog usually ends up getting used to the Aibo and don't pay much attention to them after a while. I don't have to take him for a walk, clean up after him, he doesn't chew on things, he doesn't have fleas, etc. I can turn him off when I want, though he is on a schedule so he wakes and sleeps to the time that I've set. They are great entertainment, although it is not a real dog, don't expect them to do things that a real dog does. As some people have high expectations, that it's a replacement for a real dog. Find a SonyStyle store near you, most have an Aibo out on display for demo.
I think many of you don't see the point here, or what i think it is anyway. If it makes someone happy, who are you to tell them otherwise? And as for "Designed to make money" concept, ofcourse they are, but keep in mind that most of you are probably buying your pets from a petstore, where you're paying $700 for an animal, when you could pick up someone who really needs you for next to nothing at an animal shelter.
You mean I don't have the joy of waking up to a giant steaming pile of turd on my carpet? I can see why AIBO is getting more popular, now they just need to work on that $2,000 price tag.
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